Wollondilly Shire Council

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• Wollondilly better prepared for disasters with launch of Emergency Dashboard and installation of new flood cameras

  … during flood events.
  
  New cameras have now been installed at locations which are regularly impacted during storm and flood events, including Stonequarry Creek Bridge at Picton and Blaxland Crossing (Wallacia Bridge) in addition to the existing camera at Menangle Bridge, Menangle. An additional camera for Burragorang Road, Mount Hunter is still in the planning stage but will be coming soon.
  
  The cameras can be viewed on the Live Traffic website and through the emergency dashboard. 
  
  To view the…

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• PUBLIC EXHIBITION - February 2025 Applications Approved

  … Dwelling Additions, Swimming Pool, Retaining Walls
  
  Lot: 1 DP: 804133
  
  CDC/2025/20/1
  
  390 Douglas Park Drive
  
  Home Business - Charcuterie Boards
  
  Lot: 27A DP: 5152
  
  LAKESLAND
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
  DA/2024/399/1
  
  75 Kelsalls Road
  
  Farm building
  
  Lot: 1 DP: 1006408
  
  MENANGLE
  
   
  
   
  
   
  
  DA/2009/426/3
  
  80 Carrolls Road
  
  Subdivision layout amendment
  
  Lot: 26 DP: 249416
  
  DA/2023/79/3
  
  8 Central Creamery Avenue
  
  Modify height of retaining walls
  
  Lot: 133 DP: 1260225
  
  DA/2024/86/1
  
  26 Station Street
  
  Child Care Fac…

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• Wollondilly Heritage Planning Proposal - Stage 2

  … 773133)
  ‘Kalinya Gardens and Landscape’ at 60 Great Southern Road, Bargo (Lot 3 DP 9803).
  
   
  
  Public Exhibition – Where to view documents
  The exhibition documents can be viewed:
  
  Online at Your Say Wollondilly
  
  Council’s Customer Service Centre at 62-64 Menangle Street, Picton, between 8:30am and 5pm Monday to Friday (public holidays excluded)
  
  Wollondilly Library at 42 Menangle Street, Picton, during opening hours. 
  
  Submissions – Have your say
  Written submissions can be submitted:
  
  Online: ‘W…

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• About Us

  … Shire is located on the south western outskirts of Sydney at the foothills of the Southern Highlands and is surrounded by spectacular natural beauty and rural pastures.  It's 2,560 square kilometres stretch from Yanderra in the South, Appin and Menangle in the East, Warragamba in the North, and the Nattai wilderness, Yerranderie and Burragorang Valley to the West.
  
  The original inhabitants of the Wollondilly area were the Gundangurra, Dharawal and Darug Aboriginal peoples. European settlem…

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• Flying Foxes

  … feed.
  Camps may contain tens to thousands of individuals and are found in various locations.
  
  Key Locations in Wollondilly:
  
  Two main camps are located at Stonequarry Creek, Picton, and Scotcheys Creek, Silverdale.
  Other camps exist on private land in Menangle and Camden.
  Stonequarry Creek Camp is nationally significant for the conservation of the Grey-headed Flying-fox.
  
  Community Challenges:
  
  Proximity of camps to residential areas can create issues such as noise and odor for local communitie…

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• Local Planning Panel

  … individuals, responsible for the determination of development applications and provide advice on planning proposals. Meetings are generally held on the first Thursday of each month commencing at 3.30pm within Council Chambers in the Wollondilly Shire Hall 44-60 Menangle Street, Picton. 
  
  Anyone who has lodged a submission to an application being considered by the LPP, will be notified of the date and time of the meeting at least one week prior to the meeting.
  
  To register your interest to addre…

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• Battery and Chemical Disposal

  … non-rechargeable) are accepted at any of the below Council locations. Simply drop your used batteries (removing any packaging) into the dedicated bins and you're done!
  
  Drop off locations:
  
  Facility
  Location
  
  Wollondilly Shire Council Civic Centre
  62-64 Menangle Street, Picton 
  
  Camden Council Office
  70 Central Avenue, Oran Park
  
  Camden Library
  40 John Street, Camden
  
  Narellan Library
  Cnr Queen and Elyard Streets, Narellan
  
  Macarthur Centre for Sustainable Living
  1 Mount Annan Drive, Mount…

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• Food Waste and Composting

  … and other organics can make a nutrient rich potting mix and mulch that can be used around your garden.
  
  Compost bins are available through Wollondilly Shire Council and can be purchased from the front counter of Councils Administration Building 62-64 Menangle Street Picton. Worm Farms are also available at Council.
  
  Please contact council on (02) 4677 1100 or council@wollondilly.nsw.gov.au for costs.
  
   
  
  Download our Easy Home Composting Guide to find out about:
  
  Composting
  Mulching
  Worm Farmin…

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• Spring Garden Competition

  … Services):
  WINNER: Kalinya Estate - Amanda Barnes
  
  BEST LARGE RESIDENTIAL GARDEN (Sponsored by Tahmoor Garden Centre):
  
  WINNER: Trish & Steve Anderson
  
  RUNNER-UP: Riccardo Crawford
  
  BEST COMMUNITY GARDEN:
  
  WINNER: Community Links Bargo
  
  RUNNER-UP: Menangle RFS
  
  BEST SENIORS GARDEN:
  
  WINNER: Judy McLachlan
  
  RUNNER-UP: Michele  & James Jackson
  
  BEST VERGE GARDEN:
  
  WINNER: Dominic Bruszewski
  
  RUNNER-UP: Jasen Thormann
  
  BEST FLOWER GARDEN (Sponsored by Thornton Bros Roses):
  
  WINNER: Gabriel…

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• Request for Tenders - Construction of Car Park, Walton Street Picton

  … Tender documents may be obtained electronically via the tenderlink.com website.
  
  Tenders close 11am Thursday 10 December 2020.
  
  The preferred lodgement of Tenders is via the Tenderlink.com website.  Alternatively they may be hand delivered to 62-64 Menangle St Picton (Tender Box) or posted to PO Box 21 Picton. Council shall not accept any Tenders after the closing date and time. Council does not accept submissions via email or facsimile.
  
   
  
  Canvassing of any Council members or officers will d…

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• Request for Tenders - Repairs, Alterations & Construction of a Smart Working Hub; Old Post Office, Picton

  Repairs, Alterations & Construction of a Smart Working Hub; Old Post Office, Picton 
  
  Tender number  2021/02 
  
  The Old Post Office building located on the corner of Argyle and Menangle Street’s, Picton has over the years performed a range of duties.
  
   
  
  Council is repurposing the building to create a Smart Hub for the community. The Smart Hub will provide a centrally located facility for small business, start-up businesses, community groups and minor events.
  
   
  
  This Tender is for repairs an…

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• Request for Tender - Repairs, Alterations & Construction of a Smart Working Hub; Old Post Office, Picton

  Tender number 2021/08The Old Post Office building is located on the corner of Argyle and Menangle Street’s, Picton.
  
  Council is repurposing the building to create a Smart Hub for the community. The Smart Hub will provide a centrally located facility for small business, start-up businesses, community groups and minor events.
  
  This Tender is for repairs and alterations to the Old Post Office building and for the creation of the Smart Working Hub.
  
  The project is to be priced as 2 x separable porti…

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• Council commits to $5.2m extra road funding in response to major storm damage

  … updated road repair program to improve the highest priority roads for the community.”
  
  “A key priority is that the NSW Government work with Council and take on responsibility for management of our main roads like Remembrance Driveway, Silverdale Road and Menangle Road as well as building the Picton Bypass.”
  
  The Road Recovery Plan covers seven main areas:
  
  1. Immediate storm/flood impact management
  
  These works are expected to cost at least $400,000, with temporary repairs continuing into early…

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• New Operational Plan & Budget to focus on roads, job creation, customer service and organisational performance

  … balanced approach of preventative treatments as well as full reconstructions.
  
  There is a clear need for the NSW Government to take responsibility for some major Wollondilly roads given their traffic volumes. Council is requesting that roads including Menangle Road, Wilton Road, Macarthur Drive, Remembrance Driveway, Finns Road and Silverdale Road become State roads.
  
  Local job creation through economic investment and tourism is a high priority. Council is directly investing $33.18M in local ca…

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• Mayor calls on Wollondilly to help win the race to vaccinate

  … dose, with 22% fully vaccinated.
  
  Within the Wollondilly Shire, Tahmoor and Bargo have over 40% of residents with their first dose, while in Appin, Douglas Park, Thirlmere, Picton and Lakesland over 50% of residents have received their first dose.
  
  The Menangle, Belimbla Park and Brownlow Hill areas are tracking even higher, with over 60% of their communities having received their first vaccination.
  
  Mayor Khan noted, "I acknowledge that getting a vaccine is voluntary and everyone has a ch…

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